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D’Tigress brace for American challenge in Olympics quarterfinal
Nigeria’s D’Tigress have been drawn against the United States in the quarter-finals of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Nigerian ladies made history by securing Nigeria’s first-ever berth in the last eight of the Olympic basketball tournament. This followed their impressive 79-70 victory over Canada in their final group game on […]
Adeshina bows out of women’s high jump
Making her Olympics debut, Adeshina opened her competition by scaling the 1.83 m mark easily. On her next height, at 1.88 m, she failed on her first attempt but got the job done on her second attempt. At 1.92m, she missed all her attempts as her Paris 2024 Olympics adventure ended in the qualifying round. […]
France tame D’Tigress in Olympics Basketball
It wasn’t nearly as pretty as the opening 75-54 blowout of Australia, but Ezinne Kalu was the best performer on the day, with the New Jersey-born point guard and three-time AfroBasket champion Ezinne Kalu followed up with her second successive stunning performance in as many outings at the Games. Following their impressive win over the […]
Olympics 2024 women’s football: All 8 countries that qualified for quarter-final [List]
All the eight countries that have qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football event have been confirmed. The countries are France, Canada, Colombia, United States, Germany, Spain, Brazil and Japan. This follows the conclusion of Wednesday’s group stage fixtures. Japan defeated Nigeria’s Super Falcons 3-1. Spain also defeated Brazil 2-0 in the other group-stage […]
Osimhen’s agent denies Chelsea loan
Calenda broke his silence on the protracted transfer of the player in the wake of Tuesday’s report by The Athletic, whose Football Correspondent, David Ornstein, reported that both clubs have continued negotiations over a deal, which will see Romelo Lukaku move to Napoli permanently while Osimhen was expected to join Chelsea on loan with an […]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Team Nigeria captain, Opeyori ready to conquer badminton opponent
Nigeria’s badminton star, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has declared his readiness to compete for honours at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The athlete, Opeyori, who took to social media to express his readiness for the clash with Kuenzi, will begin his medal quest against Switzerland’s Tobias Kuenzi at La Chapelle Arena on Tuesday (today). The 27-year-old will be making […]
Paris 2024 Olympics: Super Falcons solid vs Spain, must start scoring goals – Oshoala
Super Falcons forward, Asisat Oshoala was satisfied with the team’s performance in the 1-0 defeat to Spain but claimed they must work on their finishing. Alexia Putellas’ brilliant late free kick separated both teams in a keenly contested Group C tie at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes. Captain Rasheedat Ajibade and Chiwendu Ihezuo were […]
Arsenal make Osimhen contact
The Nigeria international has been in scintillating form since joining the Italian side from Lille in 2020, netting 76 times in all competitions. His goal-scoring prowess has not gone unnoticed, with several Premier League heavyweights keeping tabs on the 25-year-old striker who has also garnered attention from Real Madrid and French giants Paris Saint-Germain. […]
EPL: Mikel Obi names two Chelsea players that dominate every team except Man City
Mikel Obi was speaking on his podcast, reacting to Blues’ manager Enzo Maresca’s handling of Enzo’s racism controversy. Maresca defended the Argentina midfielder after he posted a clip of his teammates singing offensive chants about French players. The incident occurred during the celebration of their Copa América victory.
Paris 2024 Olympics: Super Falcons begin medal quest against Brazil
The encounter slated for the Matmut Atlantique Stadium, Bordeaux, will kick-off at 6pm. The Super Falcons are back to the Olympics after a 16-year absence. Tonight’s encounter will be the third meeting between Nigeria and Brazil. Brazil won their first meeting 4-3 at the 1991 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The South Americans also claimed a 3-1 victory […]